Since 2010, authorities have responded to more than 1,300 incidents of people getting stuck in everyday household items, costing taxpayers £377,000 (nearly $580,000).

“I don’t know whether it’s the Fifty Shades effect, but the number of incidents involving items like handcuffs seems to have gone up,” Third Officer, Dave Brown, said in a press release, referring to the bestselling erotic novel by E.L. James. “I’m sure most people will be Fifty Shades of red by the time our crews arrive to free them,” he added.

Firefighters have also tended to one man who got his “manhood” stuck in a toaster and another who got his stuck in a vacuum cleaner.

On Twitter, the fire department has been offering tongue-and-cheek tips for avoiding these situations in the first place, while also noting that authorities would rather spend their time saving lives:

There's a serious side to this - when we're out cutting rings from penises & fingers we're unavaible for real emergencies #FiftyShadesofRed

Here’s the London Fire Brigade’s full list of unusual places where people have gotten stuck recently:

• A man with his penis stuck in a toaster
• A man with his arm stuck in a portaloo [that’s a portable toilet for American readers]
• A child with its hand trapped in a sweet machine
• A child with its head trapped in an ironing board
• An adult stuck in a child’s toy car
• A child with its head stuck in a massage chair
• A child with its foot stuck in a brass vase
• Someone with a test tube stuck on their finger
• A child with a tambourine stuck on its head
• A man with a sewing machine needle stuck in his finger

Before you judge - i was in the shower, heard phone ring went to phone but it stopped ringing just as i got to it. T.V. was on and my favourite song was on so I started dancing. Unfortunately - still a bit soapy - I slipped fell backwards onto the phone. Towel got caught on something as i was falling backwards. Anyways becoming a bit uncomfortable now so would appreciate advice.